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Grant County Contest Winners

Date: 05 1912
Description: Group of children pose in front of the entrance to a brick building. First row, reading from left to right: Willie Wieland, Millie Geyer, Florence, Wielan...
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Boys Corn Club Contest

Date: 05 1911
Description: Jeffie Duncan, winner of first prize in corn contest, and calf, Lawn Mower, stand before tent exhibiting the Boys Corn Club Contest.
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Grant County School Contest Winners

Date: 05 02 1913
Description: Group of children pose in doorway of brick building.
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Corn Contest Prize Winners

Date: 05 1911
Description: Six young men, winners of the Wisconsin No. 7 corn contest, pose in front of tent. From left to right: Ray Peterson, Everett Palmer, Earl Ward, Herbert Ec...
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Ten Prize Ears

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Description: Prize-winning ears of Wisconsin No. 7 corn on display. Students were given the seeds and encouraged to enter the resulting corn in the contest. The ten ear...
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Corn Exhibit

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of men examining ears of Wisconsin No. 7 corn on exhibit. Students were given the seeds and encouraged to enter the resulting crop in the con...
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Corn Contest Boys and Girls

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of corn contest participants posing against the side of a building.
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Prize Winning Ears

Date: 1913
Description: Two men with a display of prize-winning ears of corn. Tags on the two posts say "First Premium" and "Second Premium." On man holds up a tapestry behind the...
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Prize Winning Ears

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Description: Close-up of ten prize winning ears of corn on display at the Grant County Fair.
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Corn Exhibit

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Description: Ears of corn on display under a striped tent. Three men are behind the tent near a building.
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Vegetables at Union High School Agricultural Fair

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Tagged vegetables, including pumpkins, potatoes, corn, and etc., displayed on a shelf and floor in a room.
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Livestock Judging at Union High School Agricultural Fair

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Elevated view of crowd around horses during livestock judging. In the background are fields, a road, power lines, and in the far distance along the horizon...
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Horses at Union High School Agricultural Fair

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Men standing in a field holding horses by their bridles. One man is in a horse-drawn carriage. In the background on the far side of the field is a crowd ne...
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Fire Company Competition

Date: 1908
Description: Formal portrait of the Lake Mills Fire Company preparing for a race in which volunteer companies in harness pulled their fire hose carts. Ralph Engsberg, ...
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Badger Beauty Contest

Date: 1905
Description: Badger Beauty contest at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Helen Fitzgerald is shown in back against the wall 6th from the left. She was a member of Tri...
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 1953
Description: Ticket for the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, held on August 9, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Steiner and their two sons of Argyle, Wisconsin, a...
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Soap Box Derby

Date: 1955
Description: Pages 16 and 17 from the Official Rule Book for the 1955 Soap Box Derby showing a deconstructed car.
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The Samoset Resort Oudoor Putting Contest

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Description: Spectators stand beneath the shade of trees and umbrellas while watching competitors in the Samoset Resort outdoor putting contest.
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Five Men Running A Foot Race

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Description: Five men compete in a foot race along a dirt road. Buildings are visible in the background.
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Growin' a Beard

Date: 08 21 1964
Description: Mrs. Harold Olson examines the beards of Leon Dunbar, Louis Christianson, Dick Toycen and Perley Entzminger. They are standing on the 500 block of Main Str...

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